Almanac

Community - May 9, 2012

Class Guide

Mid-Peninsula High School

1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park | 650-321-1991 x110 | www.mid-pen.com

Mid-Peninsula High School offers classes and electives designed to keep students engaged in learning. Classes are Monday-Thursday and limited to 15 students. Every Thursday there's a BBQ lunch. The science and art classes have weekly field trips.

Bair Island Aquatic Center

1450 Maple St., Redwood City | 415-895-0789 | earntorow@GoBair.org

Learn to Row classes for adults at Bair Island Aquatic Center. No previous experience or fitness level required. Six sessions in spring and summer, consisting of two weekends of classes (9 a.m.-noon Saturday and Sunday), followed by four weeks of instruction in the novice crew. Cost: $250 (includes three month membership at BIAC). Visit GoBair.org for details and registration information.

Kidz Love Soccer

Burgess Soccer Field, Menlo Park | 408-774-4629 | kidzlovesoccer.com

Youth soccer classes are open to boys and girls of all abilities. The curriculum is customized for kids of all ages.

Italian language for adults in the evening on the campus of Menlo College. Workshops in painting Tuscan and Venetian landscapes/cityscapes using acrylics. Workshops in Florentine silversmithing at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park.

Beginning Digital Photography

701 Laurel St., Menlo Park | 650.330.6704

http://www.egovlink.com/menlopark/classes/class_list.asp

In this hands-on introduction to digital photography, participants will work to understand the camera's menus and function modes, metering, focusing, filters, the flash, white balance, light, color, and basic composition that will prepare for portraiture, night shooting and printing activities in class.

Lydian Academy is a personalized middle and high school with rolling admissions. It welcomes new students every week, year-round. For summer school, Lydian offers individualized schooling, chemistry classes and course preview classes.

Music & Magic Pre-Totland

701 Laurel St., Menlo Park | 605-330-2200

www.menlopark.org/departments/dep_comservices.html

A class for children and their parents to experience music together with creative movement and stories. Kids and adults sing together and act out stories.

Circle of Friends Preschool's goal is to promote the development of the whole child in a play-based program where children have opportunities to create, explore, problem solve, learn concepts and integrate knowledge in a hands-on environment.

An international school serving approximately 300 students in preschool through 8th grade. GAIS offers a German bilingual program through 5th grade, and welcomes English-speaking students in a new English language middle school program that offers German, Spanish and French as additional language options.

Kirk House Preschool

1148 Johnson St., Menlo Park | 650-323-8667

www.kirkhousepreschool.org | khp@mppc.org

A half-day preschool with both morning and afternoon classes for children aged 3-5 (Young Fives class). Kirk House Preschool is a Christian, play-based school that offers a development-oriented curriculum in a park-like setting.

Woodland School's focus is a challenging academic program with a strong enrichment program of art, music, drama, computers, gymnastics and physical education. The program offers an academic morning "summer school" and an afternoon "day camp" for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.

The Class Guide is published quarterly. To submit a listing, email Eric Van Susteren at ericvansusteren@paweekly.com. To place a paid ad in the Class Guide, call the display advertising department at 650-326-8210.